39 responses to “Nick Barnett visits Washington”

I just wiki’ed Nick Barnett 2012- Buffalo Bills stats 16 games started 112-tackles 72-solo tackles 40-assisted tackles 2-sacks-3 Forced Fumbles…..Why were the Redskins looking at Joe Mays in the first place?

Washington’s LBs are old enough to remember when the word “Redskins” was a term used as common as “colored people”.
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Yet, they are not old enough to remember the last time the Giants were able to play with the Skins.

logicalvoicesays says:nick barnett is the greatest backup linebacker in the NFL right now, (only if he signs with us) he is to what all other LB’ers aim to be, come to the redskins and we will make sure u never sniff the superbowl,we need all the extra muscle we can to help carry IRG3 off the field and put him in his custom built hoveround wheelchair HTTR (horrible team the redskins)

I think he has a couple of solid years left. He was badly utilized by our last two D coordinators.
He gave his all for our franchise and he will do the same for the Redskins if they sign him. Plus, the guy is a class act.

3-4 outside backers are primarily pass rushers. You won’t see Kerrigan or Torn-pec-o in open space so relax with grouping him with Barnett and old man who will be patrolling the middle of the field where Flip will be catching dump offs and gaining 20 a clip.

Speaking of 3-4, as in losing 3 out of 4 to you, do you have a banner hanging in your rafters the year you swept us? We do.

@Justintuckrule— Yes we do have arguably the worst LB tandem in the NFL. Barnett would have been a serious upgrade!! I believe in PeeWee Reese to do the right thing but he’s not perfect!! Would have loveeeeeed to see us grab Barnett!!

As a Bills fan – I was excited when they signed him. His first season with Buffalo, he was decent. Not great, not terrible; but decent. Last year, however, it became painfully obvious that he had lost a step. He couldn’t cover anyone and was out of place frequently. I was a fan of his but I fully understood his release from the team. Cool dude, but I think he’s toast. Not like Shawne Merriman is toast – but sadly, there’s a reason Nick Barnett is still on the market.

RICHMOND — Free agent linebacker Nick Barnett remained in town Wednesday, a day after arriving here to work out for Washington Redskins officials. But it still was not certain if he would be signed by the team.

A person familiar with the deliberations said a deal remained possible.

Barnett, a former starter for the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills, met with the Redskins’ coaches Tuesday, hours after his workout in front of team officials.

The Redskins have been seeking to add a linebacker since reserve Keenan Robinson suffered a torn pectoral muscle last week. They tried but failed to sign another free agent, former Denver starter Joe Mays, who picked the Houston Texans instead.

Some old linebackers there. Good luck catching Flip Wilson and McCoy 4x this season.

Speaking of 3-4, as in losing 3 out of 4 to you, do you have a banner hanging in your rafters the year you swept us? We do.
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seatownballers says: Jul 30, 2013 4:12 PM

I hope this guy gets signed.proving that trading away all those picks hurt the team. Their defense is aging. Skins Will go 8-8
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Are people still fixated on this? He’s replacing Keenan Robinson, the fourth-string MLB who played 65 snaps last season.

Washington has the second youngest starting defense in the league, and the Redskins were fifth in the league in rushing defense last year, with their first string ROLB on IR. In other words, this issue is not a concern to anybody familiar with the NFC East.

And speaking of familiarity, where exactly are the rafters at MetLife?